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Genesis 39:6-20
New American Standard Bible
Genesis 39:6-20
New American Standard Bible
6 So he left [a]Joseph in charge of everything that he owned; and with him there he did not [b]concern himself with anything except the [c]food which he [d]ate.
Now Joseph was (A)handsome in form and appearance. 7 And it came about after these events (B)that his master’s wife [e]had her eyes on Joseph, and she said, “(C)Sleep with me.” 8 But (D)he refused and said to his master’s wife, “Look, with me here, my master [f]does not concern himself with anything in the house, and he has [g]put me in charge of all that he owns. 9 [h](E)There is no one greater in this house than I, and he has withheld nothing from me except you, because you are his wife. How then could I do this great evil, and (F)sin against God?” 10 Though she spoke to Joseph day after day, he did not listen to her to lie beside her or be with her. 11 Now it happened [i]one day that he went into the house to do his work, and none of the people of the household was there inside. 12 So she grabbed him by his garment, saying, “Sleep with me!” But he left his garment in her hand and fled, and went outside. 13 [j]When she saw that he had left his garment in her hand and had fled outside, 14 she called to the men of her household and said to them, “See, he has brought in a [k]Hebrew to us to make fun of us; he came in to me to sleep with me, and I [l]screamed. 15 When he heard that I raised my voice and [m]screamed, he left his garment beside me and fled and went outside.” 16 So she [n]left his garment beside her until his master came home. 17 Then she (G)spoke to him [o]with these [p]words: “The Hebrew slave, whom you brought to us, came in to me to make fun of me; 18 but when I raised my voice and [q]screamed, he left his garment beside me and fled outside.”
Joseph Imprisoned
19 Now when his master heard the words of his wife which she spoke to him, saying, “[r]This is what your slave did to me,” (H)his anger burned. 20 So Joseph’s master took him and (I)put him into the prison, the place where the king’s prisoners were confined; and he was there in the prison.
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- Genesis 39:6 Lit in Joseph’s hand
- Genesis 39:6 Lit know
- Genesis 39:6 Lit bread
- Genesis 39:6 Or used to eat
- Genesis 39:7 Lit lifted up her eyes at
- Genesis 39:8 Lit does not know what is in the house
- Genesis 39:8 Lit handed over to me
- Genesis 39:9 Or He is not greater
- Genesis 39:11 Lit about this day
- Genesis 39:13 Lit And it came about when
- Genesis 39:14 Lit Hebrew man
- Genesis 39:14 Lit called with a great voice
- Genesis 39:15 Lit called out
- Genesis 39:16 Lit let...lie beside
- Genesis 39:17 Lit according to
- Genesis 39:17 Lit words, saying
- Genesis 39:18 Lit called out
- Genesis 39:19 Lit According to these things your slave
Genesis 39:6-20
New International Version
Genesis 39:6-20
New International Version
6 So Potiphar left everything he had in Joseph’s care;(A) with Joseph in charge, he did not concern himself with anything except the food he ate.
Now Joseph was well-built and handsome,(B) 7 and after a while his master’s wife took notice of Joseph and said, “Come to bed with me!”(C)
8 But he refused.(D) “With me in charge,” he told her, “my master does not concern himself with anything in the house; everything he owns he has entrusted to my care.(E) 9 No one is greater in this house than I am.(F) My master has withheld nothing from me except you, because you are his wife. How then could I do such a wicked thing and sin against God?”(G) 10 And though she spoke to Joseph day after day, he refused(H) to go to bed with her or even be with her.
11 One day he went into the house to attend to his duties,(I) and none of the household servants(J) was inside. 12 She caught him by his cloak(K) and said, “Come to bed with me!”(L) But he left his cloak in her hand and ran out of the house.(M)
13 When she saw that he had left his cloak in her hand and had run out of the house, 14 she called her household servants.(N) “Look,” she said to them, “this Hebrew(O) has been brought to us to make sport of us!(P) He came in here to sleep with me, but I screamed.(Q) 15 When he heard me scream for help, he left his cloak beside me and ran out of the house.”(R)
16 She kept his cloak beside her until his master came home. 17 Then she told him this story:(S) “That Hebrew(T) slave(U) you brought us came to me to make sport of me. 18 But as soon as I screamed for help, he left his cloak beside me and ran out of the house.”
19 When his master heard the story his wife told him, saying, “This is how your slave treated me,” he burned with anger.(V) 20 Joseph’s master took him and put him in prison,(W) the place where the king’s prisoners were confined.
But while Joseph was there in the prison,
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